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A beauty which speaks to your soul

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 / Simon Rakei / Leave a comment

I: Beauty and Solace It’s been a while since I’ve felt like penning anything poetic, and I didn’t imagine I’d be musing on matters of the heart for some time. I must confess that this is far from the height of poetic prowess. As the good book should have said, long is the way and … Continue reading A beauty which speaks to your soul

Tell your children to abandon their names

April 1, 2021June 6, 2025 / Simon Rakei / Leave a comment

I. Creation A soul such as mine am I such a thing to be so markedly special in a world indifferent and cruel. I chased a light shooting up toward the heaven and was bathed in the dying glow of a sleeping sunset. A ray so pure and straight it sprung from the ocean like … Continue reading Tell your children to abandon their names

Protected: A moving prayer for five faces

March 2, 2020January 12, 2025 / Simon Rakei

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